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Still No Charges in 2017 Homicide of Florida Prisoner Paralyzed During Guard Beat-Down
Loaded on Nov. 18, 2022
by Jo Ellen Nott
Filed under:
Guard Misconduct,
Guard Brutality/Beatings,
Excessive Force (Wrongful Death).
Location:
Florida.
by Jo Ellen Nott
It’s been five years since Florida prison guards broke Craig Ridley’s neck and then denied him treatment for five days. He eventually died, and his death was ruled a homicide. But no criminal charges have yet been filed.
Ridley, 62, died on October 12, 2017, just ...
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